September 2017 – Page 2 – The Family History Guide Blog

September 16, 2017

Exploring the World with The Family History Guide

Finding international resources for your family history research is quick, easy, and powerful with The Family History Guide. Instead of spending time navigating through a maze of menus, you can get to your destination in a matter of seconds, using the Countries page. Let’s take a look at what it has to offer … Getting There You can access Countries from...

Country Research/Learning

September 15, 2017

From Newsletter to Blog

Greetings to all our newsletter subscribers with The Family History Guide, and welcome to our Blog site. We have decided to transition from newsletter to blog, which means that going forward we will be producing blog articles instead of newsletter articles. The newsletter has been dear to our hearts, for over 2 years and 28 issues. The past newsletter issues...

General/What is new at The FHG

September 14, 2017

Anytime Family History Activities for Anyone!

Nothing makes family history more meaningful than personal involvement. If you are a single adult (with or without children), your life (and the lives of those you love) can be enriched through family history activities. When schedules are busy (even hectic can we say?), it’s nice to have some quick and easy ideas that can basically be done pretty much...

Family History Activities

September 14, 2017

It’s Not Too Soon to Mark Your Calendars for Rootstech February 28 – March 3 2018!

Read all about it – Rootstech 2018! The Family History Guide Association is already making plans for its presentation booth to highlight what The Family History Guide is all about and share why and how it can make a difference in your family history experience! The Family History Guide Mission: “To greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide,...

Family History Activities/General/RootsTech

September 13, 2017

Assessing the Individual’s Needs in Family History

Yesterday I had a very interesting experience working with a patron in the Oakland FamilySearch Library. He had never been on Family Search before and was eager to see what we had for him on Family Tree. He had been on other big sites for a couple of free days in the past and wanted to further his search for his great...

Learning

September 13, 2017

Visit the Discovery Center in SLC, Utah – a Fun Family History Activity Idea

One of the ideas from the family section in the Family History Guide is to visit the Salt Lake City Family History Library DISCOVERY CENTER to find out about your ancestors! Open for LDS church members and non-members, the Family History Library at 35 N West Temple in Salt Lake City, hosts a myriad of interactive discovery experiences. Check it out...

Family History Activities

September 13, 2017

A Blueprint for Sharing and Posting Family Stories

Preserving and sharing family history stories is a passion for many people, and I am definitely one of those. I want my posterity to know, love, and learn from their ancestors. I have found that combining an activity with telling a story often makes all the difference in its long-lasting influence. Inspiring stories of faith and fortitude that is in...

Family History Activities/Technology

September 12, 2017

Recording Family History Stories – tips from The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide’s Family Section is the place to go to find suggestions for preserving your family history stories. One idea is to interview parents and grandparents (or anyone!) while gathering in a story room at an LDS Family History Center. Be assured that your video recording will be of high quality and that assistants will be there to help. The Riverton Family...

Family History Activities/Technology

September 12, 2017

Goin’ to Kansas City …

I just returned a few days ago from presenting at the GenealogyKC Conference in Kansas City. As many of you know, that’s Royals and Chiefs territory, and the shirts and caps with those logos were on display everywhere. And so was the Missouri hospitality I experienced. GenealogyKC is smaller compared to some conferences, but it more than makes up for...

General

September 12, 2017

Using The Family History Guide Trackers with your Family

The Family History Guide online trackers provide a fun, efficient way to track your progress through the Family History Guide from anywhere you have internet access. They help you know what you do and don’t know, and provide a solution to what happens sometimes when you stare at the computer and are not sure what to do next in your...

Family History Activities/Learning/Technology

Monthly Archive: September, 2017

Exploring the World with The Family History Guide

From Newsletter to Blog

Anytime Family History Activities for Anyone!

It’s Not Too Soon to Mark Your Calendars for Rootstech February 28 – March 3 2018!

Assessing the Individual’s Needs in Family History

Visit the Discovery Center in SLC, Utah – a Fun Family History Activity Idea

A Blueprint for Sharing and Posting Family Stories

Recording Family History Stories – tips from The Family History Guide

Goin’ to Kansas City …

Using The Family History Guide Trackers with your Family